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Theres a scene on the day of the vote where Fernando Wood is waving papers saying i have affidavits. Thats not 19th century congress. Thats what you realize when you see a movie like lincoln. Or think about mr. Smith goes to washington, almost all of what we think we know about past politics comes from movies. And popular culture, and we absorb it so much, we think its real. Thats why its so important to try to sort it out. I dont want to be one of those scholar squirrels that gore vidal used to make fun of, but thats what i have been doing, digging around in the script and pointing out the sm...

Climactic scene on the floor of the house on the day of the vote, january 1st, 1865, they have james spader and john hay running to the white house to get the note from lincoln. None of that happened. The note, we think, is real, though we dont have the original of it. Its a recollection from james ashley, but James Spaders character, william bilbo, was in new york at the time, at the st. Nicolas hotel. The lobbyists were in new york in the final weeks of the fight working the press. The race scene is just a hollywood chase scene. Its no different than the airport race scene in argo and i have...

To discuss race in america, we have a special number for you to dial. Host finally, our fourth line this morning has been set aside for st. Louis area residents. 2025853883. Host we are going to begin this morning with the editorial from the st. Louis post dispatch this morning. Ferguson we earned this. St. Louis earned this moment by not paying attention to immunities dominated by s, becoming then oxygen that fed the flame of protests and concentrated poverty. In the first editorial that this page wrote on the Michael Brown case, we noted that the likelihood of conviction in the low. Is extre...

And of course these naturalization ceremonies represent a proud day, not just for these new americans but for all americans and for our nation as a whole where we welcome new citizens with open arms to this country to find a better life for themselves and their family and in the process for all of us. But the president has now threatened and hes the one who has made the threat. He said if you dont do it on my timetable, according to the terms i prefer, im going to do it myself. He said that time and time again, and there is no president who has abused the authority to issue executive orders mo...

At 9 oclock today. In the first 45 minutes, your thoughts on using the hs fund to go tackle executive actions on immigration. You may agree with the efforts by the republicans or not. But you can call in on one of three lines this morning, 2027488000. Democrats, 20274888001. For republicans and for independent, 2027488002. You want to make your thoughts on one of our social Media Channels known on the republicans using the hs bill to stop immigration action. Send us email a lot journal cspan. Org. This effort with amendments voted and agreed on to yesterday scheduled for a vote was at a vote y...